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With a blend of wit, wisdom, and unfiltered honesty, Kenny Capps, our Executive Director and Founder, shares his thoughts on living with cancer, the power of movement, sharing stories from Cancer Active experiences, and the realities of navigating life’s toughest challenges.
LGBTQIA+ Health Awareness Week
2025 –Why LGBTQIA+ Health Awareness Week Matters? LGBTQIA+ Health Awareness Week, observed annually in March, shines a light on the unique health challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ individuals. For Cancer Active, Inc., this week holds special significance as we work to ensure that every person—regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or background—has access to compassionate, inclusive, and effective cancer care.
The Disparities We Must Address: LGBTQIA+ individuals experience significant health disparities, including higher cancer risk due to social determinants of health, lack of access to culturally competent healthcare providers, and lower rates of routine screenings.
An Update from Throwing Bones Founder, Kenny Capps
2024 – The past six months have been hard. Most days, I manage – except for the days that I don’t. There are a lot of moments that I don’t. That’s hard for me to admit.
Part of MY healing begins by addressing the cancer in the room. It’s time for me to open up about how this year has been going—health, work, training, family, friends, school, and life. It’s easy to say that I don’t owe anybody other than myself an explanation, but if you’re my friend or family, maybe I do owe it to you. If you’re struggling with life, health, a massive to-do list, and balancing it all, maybe my story will move you forward.
Not all challenges in life are strictly physical. Many are emotional, and that’s even harder for me to admit.
Recap of the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting
2024 – At another time, I might attend a conference like ASCO to check on the latest studies relating to cancers like mine (multiple myeloma) or to see if there is any new trend or regulation affecting or promoting equity in healthcare—another passion of mine. I used some of my Delta SkyMiles and called in favors to make this trip financially doable but for a slightly different reason this year. Like healthcare professionals, patient advocates, industry analysts, academic institutions, regulatory representatives, and pharmaceutical and biotech companies, I was there to connect, seek advice, share our vision for Cancer Active, and seek funding for the Cancer Active Patient Portal.
North Carolina Mountains to Sea Trail
2018 – In 2015, I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma—a blood cancer with no cure. Faced with uncertainty, I chose movement over fear, action over despair. In April 2018, I set out to run 1,175 miles across the Mountain to Sea Trail in just 54 days, not just to raise money and awareness for cancer research and survivorship, but to prove that life doesn’t end with a diagnosis. It’s meant to be lived—fully and fearlessly.
I decided to document every day of the journey for those who want to follow along and support a story of endurance, resilience, and the power of putting one foot in front of the other, no matter what.